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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-18. LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS, TAKING SALUTE AT THE MARCH PAST OF TROOPS OF 61 INFANTRY BATTALION, 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE, LED ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-12. BRIGADIER J. FIELD, COMMANDER 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE (2), LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. MCKINNA, 25 INFANTRY BATTALION (3), AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.M. BLAIR, 11 FIELD ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-18. CORPORAL P. BECKER, PUBLIC RELATIONS, HEADQUARTERS 5 DIVISION, PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO A HOME-MADE SAILING BOAT WHICH PROVED TO BE THE FASTEST BOAT ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-13. THE WRECKAGE OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRSTRIP WITHIN 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION AREA, AMONGST WHICH CAN BE SEEN A "BETTY" MEDIUM BOMBER. IT IS MUTE EVIDENCE OF ..

TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT N.C. SANDFORD, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, SHAKING HANDS WITH HIS NATIVES BEFORE LEAVING FOR TOROKINA ON THE MOTOR LAUNCH ML1327, ON THE OCCASION ..

TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. NATIVES SINGING FAREWELL ON THE BEACH AS FLIGHT LIEUTENANT N.C. SANDFORD, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, LEAVES BY CANOE TO BOARD THE MOTOR LAUNCH ML1327, ON THE ..

TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT N.C. SANDFORD (1) AND SERGEANT D.G. MCEROY (2), DRINKING BEER ON THE DECK OF THE MOTOR LAUNCH ML1327. THE VESSEL IS BEING USED BY THE ALLIED ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. A TRACTOR TOWING A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WHICH RECEIVED A DIRECT HIT FROM JAPANESE ARTILLERY. THIS IS THE FIRST TANK TO BE PUT OUT OF ACTION BY ..

HIRU HIRU, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. GUNNERS OF 21 BATTERY, 2/11 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY, USING A MOTOR DRIVEN PUMP TO FILL A WATER CART WITH WATER FROM THE SINDOU RIVER. IDENTIFIED ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-19. SIGNALWOMEN N.L. EADE (1), AND CORPORAL N.B. AKERS (2), AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL, ON THE STERN OF A LAUNCH DURING A TRIP FROM LAE TO SALAMAUA ORGANISED ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-21. PRIVATE J.D. REEVES, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (1), AND SERGEANT W. FITZPATRICK (2), CHECKING DETAILS FOR AN ISLAND SHIPMENT AT THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEENS ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. MORTAR CREWS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION FIRING IN SUPPORT OF PATROLS MOVING SOUTH OF THE D COMPANY POSITION ON BUIN ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE C. SAMPSON (1); ..